President's Review Committee for Development Planning in Alaska


President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Commission on April 2, 1964, with. He later abolished the Commission on October 2, 1964, with, and replaced it with the President's Review Committee for Developmental Planning in Alaska.

Purpose

Officially known as the "Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska", it served as coordinator for existing federal programs' relief efforts in Alaska following the 1964 Alaska earthquake of March 27, 1964, which measured 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale.
Specifically, the Commission
The Commission recommended that Congress allocate large amounts of additional federal funds for needed reconstruction programs in Alaska. First-term Senator Bob Barlett introduced the Commission's proposals as in the 88th congress. The resulting public law
Response to Disaster: Report of the Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015046907385